King, Janelle Franshawn

Also known as: PV2, COMPANY A, 115TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, FORT POLK, LA

Combatant

Female Verified

DiedAugust 14, 2008

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

PV2 King, Janelle Franshawn, age 23, of MERCED, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 115TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, FORT POLK, LA, ? died on August 14, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

Their Story

King, Janelle Franshawn was 23 and from MERCED, CA when she joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 115TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, FORT POLK, LA as PV2. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take her life.

The date recorded for her death: August 14, 2008. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 14, 2008. Hometown: MERCED, CA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

King, Janelle Franshawn was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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